ZWCAD is emerging as an increasing popular CAD solution for U.S. manufacturers of steel structures.More and more, it's being used by industry leaders to spec, design, detail, communicate, and install mezzanine systems, machinery platforms, towers, catwalks, handling and storage equipment, lifts, loading docks, protective guards, and more.

We connected with these players to report on the top reasons behind these decisions:

ZWCAD Meets Key CAD Requirements: Whether discrete or process, in order for manufactures to produce world-class products, their steel structures for manufacturing must also be world-class, and, in turn, their CAD for designing those structures must be world-class.ZWCAD provides all 2D/3D design/detailing capabilities to meet these exacting engineering requirements.

Pricing and Licensing to Fully Enable the Company: For best client results, the entire delivery team is equipped with CAD to spec, design, detail, communicate, and install a structural solution.At 1/5 the price of traditional CAD, ZWCAD+ allows for modern CAD in the hands of sales, engineers, drafters, and distributors. Also, with traditional CAD now limited to a rent-only option, these manufacturers typically prefer the ROI and flexibility of owning ZWCAD.

Interfaces with Full Environment: Structural manufacturers often use BIM for preliminary design of their structures, analysis tools like STAAD to confirm the design, and then feed the tested design into CAD for further detailing and communications.ZWCAD, because it's 100% DWG compatible, fits seamlessly into these engineering and business systems.

Customizable: A key asset of any manufacturer is specific know-how in their design and manufacturing process.With ZWCAD, organizations are able to program and automatically reuse much of this knowledge via customized interfaces, workflows, and libraries.

Practical, Affordable Path to Upgrade to 2015 CAD: Many manufacturers, simply eager to upgrade to the latest CAD file versions and features, have turned to ZWCAD to get modern quickly and affordably.

For more on ZWCAD and how it can advance your manufacturing of steel structures and modernize your CAD, please visit the product page or call 617-701-7028.